(Image credit: MSI / Future) Investing in a powerful gaming laptop is a smart move, especially with the increasing costs of NAND flash and DRAM. Not only does it serve as a portable high-performance machine that you can carry on your travels, but it can also deliver performance comparable to a gaming desktop, provided you choose the right configuration. One such option is the MSI Vector 16 HX AI featuring the Nvidia RTX 5080, which is available on Newegg for $2,099 . At this price, it is also currently one of the most affordable laptops that you can buy with that GPU. Check out this deal on Newegg The MSI Vector 16 HX AI is a 16-inch gaming laptop with a QHD+ (2560 x 1600 pixels) IPS display with a fast refresh rate of 240 Hz. The laptop is powered by Intel’s top-of-the-line Core Ultra 9 275HX, which is a highly capable mobile CPU featuring 24 cores, 24 threads, and a maximum boost clock speed of up to 5.4 GHz.…